News tagged with lcd screens

New IGZO oxide semiconductor technology may revolutionize displays

Sharp Corporation and Semiconductor Energy Laboratory have jointly developed a new oxide semiconductor (IGZO) technology with high crystallinity. This material will enable even higher resolutions, lower power consumption, ...

Technology / Semiconductors

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Kodak patent deemed invalid in fight with Apple-RIM

A US judge on Monday said a Kodak patent allegedly infringed upon by Apple and Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) was not valid, dealing another blow to the struggling photography pioneer.

Technology / Business

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Taiwan company, execs guilty of fixing LCD prices

(AP) -- A Taiwan company and two of its top executives have been found guilty of working with competitors to inflate prices of liquid screen display screens used in computer monitors and televisions.

Technology / Business

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Company claiming iPad trademark sues Apple in US

(AP) -- Apple Inc. is facing yet another challenge to its use of the iPad trademark in China - this time in a court in California.

Technology / Business

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Samsung, Sharp in LCD price-fixing settlement

South Korea's Samsung, Japan's Sharp and five other Asian firms have agreed to a $553 million settlement for illegally fixing liquid crystal display prices, New York state's attorney general said Tuesday.

Technology / Business

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Touchscreen table computer SUR40 starts pre-orders

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft and Samsung have announced the Microsoft Surface computer, called SUR40, as available for preorder, through the Samsung website, in 23 countries. The unique multi-touch screen is ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

The Nest: A thermostat that's eager to learn in order to help you save

Just in time for the high season of thermostat tweaking comes a nifty, energy-saving household gizmo with some serious tech cred: The Nest Learning Thermostat from Nest Labs, a Silicon Valley startup partially funded by Google ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

S. Korean antitrust agency fines LCD makers $175m

Seoul's antitrust agency said on Sunday it had fined 10 of the world's leading flat panel makers in South Korea and Taiwan a total of 194 billion won ($175 million) for price fixing.

Technology / Business

created Oct 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Sony announces 'WhiteMagic' - new LCD screen that uses half the power

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony has announced via its webpage the development of a new type of LCD display that uses either half as much power as current same-size LCD displays, or the same amount of power, but double ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

S. Korea firm to launch mega-fast wireless service

South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom said it would launch its super-fast 4G wireless service Friday to meet growing demand from users of smartphones and tablet computers.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ambient light powered LCD released by Samsung

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most of us are familiar with LCD technology. You probably have an LCD monitor in front of you right now. There may be an LCD TV sitting in your living room, or bedroom, at this very second. ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (21) | comments 4 | with audio podcast weblog

Sony to release a professional grade OLED screen

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony is set to begin selling a professional-grade monitor that will contain the largest number of commercial organic light-emitting diodes in a single screen produced to date. The monitor, ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast weblog

60-second review: Auto-vacuuming robots

This column kicks off our series on gadgets to help you achieve your New Year's Resolution. Today's review: the latest in auto-vacuuming robots to aid our lazy readers who resolve to have a cleaner home. ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 06, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4

UCLA engineers create new transparent electrodes for highly flexible electronics

The development of new electronic applications like thin-film solar panels, wearable displays and non-invasive biomedical devices, which require significant deformation to copy body movements, has heightened the need for ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 20, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

'Google TV': Sony unveils TVs with Google's Web-surfing system

Sony Corp.'s lineup of sleek televisions boasting Google Inc.'s Web-surfing system will go on sale Saturday, testing how much consumers are willing to pay to combine access to the entire Internet with their ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 2